PRESS
RELEASE from Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2007
Iowans for Hillary Introduce
Iowa Education Leadership Council and Apple Corps : Iowa Educators for
Hillary
DES MOINES, IA – Iowans for Hillary today unveiled 38 members of Hillary
Clinton’s Iowa Education Leadership Council and Apple Corps, a team of
167 Iowa education leaders who will support Hillary Clinton in the Iowa
Caucuses because of her hard work and experience working to improve our
education system. Apple Corps will conduct outreach to Iowa’s educators
on behalf of the Senator to increase their participation in the caucuses
for Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary understands a student’s education is critical to their development
and as president, she will put the interests of our children first by funding
and reforming No Child Left Behind,” said Connie Gronstal. “Her 35 years
of advocacy and service make her the most qualified candidate to help our
children, and because Hillary Clinton is working for us, I am working for
her."
"I am honored to have the support of these incredible Iowa educators
in our effort to repair our struggling education system,” said Senator
Clinton. “American children deserve the opportunity to live up to their
potential and a high quality education system is essential to achieving
that goal."
For 35 years, Senator Clinton has advocated for children and families
in America. In the Senate, Hillary Clinton has fought for universal pre-kindergarten
and to make college more affordable for working families. As president
she will fund and fix No Child Left Behind by tailoring the program to
communities’ individual needs, and targeting the most struggling schools
with interventions that work. Hillary is the most qualified candidate to
improve our education system and on her first day in the oval office, she
will use that experience to create a better future for our children.
Following is a list of the 38 educators who make up the Senator Clinton’s
Iowa Education Leadership Council:
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Geoffrey Abelson – Ames, Story County Special Educator
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Rhonda E. Anderson – Des Moines, Polk County High school para educator;
President of the DMEA department of associates
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Dona Bark – DeWitt, Clinton County Past president and current vice president
of the Central Community School District Board of Directors; past PTA president
of the Central Community School District
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Deborah Batey – Mount Pleasant, Henry County Middle school language arts
teacher; Pastor of Community of Christ Church
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Doug Bengtson – Charles City, Floyd County Public educator of 35 years;
TLC Board Member
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Nancy Bleth – Underwood, Pottawattamie County Retired educator; former
Underwood Community School District School Board Member; former president
of Lewis Central Education Association
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Connie Boesen – Des Moines, Polk County School Board Member
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David Brown – Iowa City, Johnson Special educator in the Iowa City Community
School District; former Secretary of Iowa City Education Association;
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Renee A. Cantrell – Oelwein, Fayette Level 2 special education teacher
for K-6 in the Starmont Community School District
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Jenny Connolly – Dike, Grundy County Graduate student of education at UNI;
student member of the Iowa Board of Regents
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Mike Connolly – Dubuque, Dubuque County State Senator, Assistant Majority
Leader; former Chair of the Education Committee; retired teacher and school
administrator
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Lois Crowley – Iowa City, Johnson County State Director of We the People;
former 7-12 social studies curriculum coordinator for Iowa City schools
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LuAnn Gates – Independence, Buchanan County UNI child development center
specialist; Big Brother Big Sister Organization Board member
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Kimberly Glynn – Des Moines, Polk County Des Moines Community Schools educator,
Music Education Advisory Committee member; President of the Greater Des
Moines chapter of the Orff-Schulwerk Association; member of the Des Moines
Education Association
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Dr. Linda Gray Smith – Blockton, Ringgold County Superintendent of schools
in Worth County, Missouri; adjunct professor at Northwest Missouri State
University; charter member of the Rural Education Association; former regional
president of the American Association of School Administrators; member
of the Committee on Accreditation of Certified Educators; former elementary
and middle school principal in Lamoni, Decatur County; former education
consultant for Green Valley AEA; former classroom teacher for 12 years
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Connie Gronstal – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County FAMILY Programs
Supervisor; AEA school social worker of 28 years
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Peggy Gustafson – Davenport, Scott County Middle school teacher; member
of ISEA and DEA Executive Board
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Jeff Heland – Burlington, Des Moines County Trustee of Southeastern Community
College; Supervisor of Des Moines County; former mayor of Burlington; past
President of Humanities Iowa; past President of Iowa League of Cities
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Wally Horn – Cedar Rapids, Linn County State Senator; vice chair of the
Education Appropriations Subcommittee; former State Senate Majority Leader;
retired high school teacher of 40 years
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Laverne Hueholt – Weyland, Henry County Retired Superintendent of Waco
Community School District; member of the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning
Board and Southeast Iowa Housing Board; President of the Wayland Economic
Development Board
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Mark Kuhn – Charles City, Floyd County State Representative; substitute
teacher for 15 years in four area schools.
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Fedelina Madrid, MBA – Independence, Buchanan County Vice President for
Marketing and Communications for a private Iowa University; marketing and
communications executive with over 16 years of Fortune 500 experience with
national and global responsibilities; consultant for the Nigerian Institute
for International Affairs
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Mary Mascher – Iowa City, Johnson County State Representative, elementary
school counselor and teacher, past President of the Iowa City Education
Association, Vilsack appointee to the State Council on Continuous Improvement
of Educational Excellence
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Tom McLaughlin – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County 20 year educator
and activist for children and public education
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Jacquie McTaggart – Independence, Buchanan County Retired teacher after
42 years in the classroom; author of “From the Teacher’s Desk;” featured
speaker at International Reading Association conferences
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Coni Samsel – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County Retired educator
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Laura Sands – Des Moines, Polk County Former school Board President of
Des Moines Independent Community School District; former consultant to
the Iowa Association of School Boards
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Becky Schmitz – Fairfield, Jefferson County State Senator; retired school
social worker; retired Indian Hills Community College professor
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Sue Stuchel – Winterset, Madison County Public educator
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Nancy Sweetman – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County Retired elementary school
principal; member of the local YMCA Board
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Connie Terry – Dexter, Adair County Math consultant for Green Valley AEA,
former co-president of the Nodaway Valley Education Association, former
high school math teacher
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Dhirendra Vajpeyi – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County Professor of International
Politics at UNI
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Christie Vilsack – Mount Pleasant, Henry County Former First Lady of Iowa;
public educator for 35 years; journalism teacher at Iowa Wesleyan; president
of the Vilsack Foundation, a non-profit that looks for best practices for
teaching media literacy to parents
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Dennis Vogel – Des Moines, Polk County School improvement consultant for
Heartland AEA; former member of the Iowa Association of Supervision and
Curriculum; high school social studies teacher for 29 years
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Anita R. Wendt – Sioux City, Woodbury County Retired elementary school
teacher; former bridge teacher at Western Iowa Tech Community College
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Roger F. Wendt – Sioux City, Woodbury County State Representative; Chair
of the House Education Committee; retired 44 years in the Sioux City Community
School District
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Cindy Winckler – Davenport, Scott County State Representative; Co-Chair
of the Education Budget Subcommittee; quality learning consultant for Mississippi
Bend AEA; Iowa College Student Aid Commissioner
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Grace Zimmerman – Anamosa, Jones County Retired junior high instructor;
former Jones County Treasurer; Jones County Historical Preservation commissioner;
Director on Jones County Farm Bureau Board
Following is a list of the 167 educators who make up the Senator
Clinton’s Apple Corps:
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Peggy Aerisolphal of West Des Moines, Polk County; Public educator
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Rita Pavelko Altman of Cresco, Howard County; Special education English
teacher
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Diana Andrews of Swedesburg, Henry County; 6th grade teacher
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Maxine Antoine of Bancroft, Kossuth County; Public educator
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Roy Balbort of Burlington, Des Moines County; Secondary high school at
risk and wrestling coach
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Mary Barnett of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Lore Baur-McGuire of Iowa City, Johnson County; Teacher
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Mary Behrens of Davenport, Scott County; Elementary school behavior specialist
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Crystal Bell of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Middle and high school
band instructor
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Rebecca Blount of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Alice Boyd of Des Moines, Polk County; Public educator
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Rebecca Brandt of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Art Instructor
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Thomas Braverman of Iowa City, Johnson County; Special educator
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Shirley Broderson of Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County; Public educator
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Cherol Brown of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County; Special educator and consultant
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Judith Brunk of West Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Michelle Bussanmas of Des Moines, Polk County; Early education professional
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Bill Calloway of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Retired teacher, high school
coach
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Carol Calloway of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Retired teacher
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Cynthia Carlisle of Tipton, Cedar County; Professor of Education
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Christine Carpenter of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County; School pyschologist
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Lucy Choisser of Iowa City, Johnson County; Education consultant
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Susan Chronister of Des Moines, Polk County; 3rd grade teacher
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Carol Collins of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; Retired elementary
school teacher
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Shirley Corkhill of Des Moines, Polk County; Public educator
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Diane Crittenden of Lowden, Cedar County; 7th and 8th grade English teacher
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Marcia Cutsforth of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; Kindergarten teacher
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Caryl Dahn of Lake Mills, Winnebago County; Art teacher
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Linda Dainty of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Michael D Deatz of Chariton, Lucas County; Music teacher
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Ellen Diane Degner of Newell, Buena Vista County; Retired high school Spanish
teacher
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Allison DiBlasi of Ames, Story County; Guidance counselor
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Kerris Dillon of Postville, Allamakee County; High school social studies
teacher
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Mike Dillon of Postville, Allamakee County; High school math and physics
teacher
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Sharon Droste of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; Retired personnel
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Jean Druckrey of Rockford, Floyd County; Retired early childhood educator
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Sharon Eddy of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Elementary school teacher
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Melissa Eggerling of Whiting, Monona County; 5th grade teacher at Whiting
Community Schools
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Marie Ekdahl of Corning, Adams County; Elementary school special education
teacher
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Suzanne Evans of Joice, Worth County; 4th grade teacher
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Christine Fausch of Solon, Johnson County; Educator
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Angela Fay of Creston, Union County; Teacher and school board member
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Pamela Feld of Lake City, Calhoun County; Counselor
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Kirsten Fiegel of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Middle school science teacher
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Shari Flatt of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Elementary school reading teacher
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Sarah Foley of Ames, Story County; Elementary school music teacher
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Gloria Follett of Windsor Heights, Polk County; Special education teacher
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Gary Ford of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Retired teacher
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Daniel Friedrichs of Ogden, Boone County; Teacher
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Cindy Garlock of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Educator
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Frances Graziano of West Des Moines, Polk County; Dean of Students
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Martha Greer of Davenport, Scott County; Middle school Spanish teacher
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Judith Gross of West Union, Fayette County; AEA social worker
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Shirley Gustafson of Harcourt, Webster County; Teacher
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Louise Hagedorn of Rake, Winnebago County; 4th grade teacher
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Leah Hamilton of Windsor Heights, Polk County; Teacher
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Mary Ann Harness of Urbandale, Polk County; Retired high school teacher
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Ann Hart of Waukon, Allamakee County; Elementary school principal
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Christine Harter of Burlington, Des Moines County; Retired secondary language
arts teacher
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Lanette Hauser of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Educator
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Barbara Havighurst of Des Moines, Polk County; Educator
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Mark Havighurst of Des Moines, Polk County; Educator
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Jeanne Heiar of Belleview, Dubuque County; Public educator
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Marvin Heiar of Belleview, Dubuque County; Public educator
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Linda Heimer of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; 3rd grade teacher
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Connie Hellenthal of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Retired educator
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Jeannie Loros Heng of Marshalltown, Marshall County; Retired speech pathologist
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Patrick Highland of Iowa City, Johnson County; Curriculum coordinator for
Iowa City schools
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Rosemary Hillman of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Joan Hodapp of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Retired AEA special education
administrator
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Theresa Hoffman of Des Moines, Polk County; Middle school teacher
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Sarah Horn of Des Moines, Polk County; Elementary teacher
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Josephine Jannes of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Joyce Jeanblanc of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Retired teacher
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Linda Johnson of Webster City, Hamilton County; 7th and 8th grade special
needs teacher
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Susan Jolly of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; School librarian and media
specialist
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Vicki Kennedy-McBreen of Iowa City, Johnson County; Special educator
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Cheryl Kolar of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Educator
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Debra Kretschmer of Davenport, Scott County; Public educator
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Robin Krueger of Charles City, Floyd County; Teacher
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Nancy Langguth of Iowa City, Johnson County; University Education department
program associate and instructor
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Dorothy Lifka of Des Moines, Polk County; Child therapist and guidance
counselor
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Jack Linder of Oelwein, Fayette County; Retired middle school English teacher
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Donald Logan of Van Horne, Benton County; Teacher
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Kathryn Lott of Urbandale, Polk County; Retired teacher
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Doris Markwitz of Atkins, Benton County; 3rd grade teacher
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Roberta Martinson of Central City, Linn County; Teacher
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Nikki Matthiesen of Independence, Buchanan County; Elementary school teacher
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Dr. Michael Mc Taggart of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Director of student
and family services
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Kathleen McCauley of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; Special education
teacher
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Jan McGinnis of Marshalltown, Marshall County; 7th grade special education
teacher
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Steve McGuire of Iowa City, Johnson County; Art history teacher
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Mary Mekemson of Ames, Story County; Special education math teacher
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Michael Merulla of Iowa City, Johnson County; 8th grade teacher
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Sandy Miles of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; Retired teacher
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Jan Miller of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Teacher
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Maribeth Miller of Ankeny, Polk County; Math and science teacher, president
of local education association
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Karla Mitchell of Des Moines, Polk County; Special educator
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Cheryl Moore of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; Elementary school band director
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Toni Morris of Des Moines, Polk County; Student services coordinator
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Kim Muta of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; High school English teacher
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Bonnie Neyens of Fort Madison, Lee County; High school teacher
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Bonnie Nichols of Knoxville, Marion County; Teacher
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Debra Norton of Bloomfield, Davis County; 3rd grade teacher
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Saundra Nyhus of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Retired high school French
teacher
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Peter Olafsen of Monona, Clayton County; Middle school history and technology
teacher
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Rebecca Olafsen of Monona, Clayton County; Middle school language arts
teacher
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Sharon Oldt of Oelwein, Fayette County; Retired middle school reading teacher
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Laurie Olk of Ames, Story County; Art teacher , executive board member
of the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
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Samra Olofson of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Jan Olson of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Teacher induction coordinator
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Barbara Patterson of Fort Dodge, Webster County; Counselor and psychologist
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Karen Person of Des Moines, Polk County; School psychologist
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Sandra Petersen of Blairstown, Benton County; Teacher
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Cassandra Ping of Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury County; Kindergarten teacher
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Karry Putzy of Mount Vernon, Linn County; Teacher, former regional ISEA
president
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Carol Rannals of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Retired elementary and
middle school substitute teacher
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Gretchen Reeh-Robinson of Manchester, Delaware County; Substitute teacher,
former member of and award receipient from the National Council of Teachers
of English
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Marilyn J. Reese of Davenport, Scott County; Home instructor for Davenport
Community Schools
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Ava Rezab of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Math teacher
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Elizabeth Rich of Davenport, Scott County; High school science teacher
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Judith Riemersma of Ashton, O'Brien County; Public educator
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Faye Rohwedder of Janesville, Bremer County; Retired elementary school
teacher
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Karla Ruffridge of Pocahontas, Pocahontas County; Teacher
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Gloria Sampson of Story City, Story County; Public educator
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Cindy Schlegel of Agency, Wapello County; Adjunct instructor
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Constance Schrupp of Waverly, Bremer County; Retired principal
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Dawn Schulte of Burlington, Des Moines County; Public educator
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Jill Sharp of Corydon, Wayne County; Teacher
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Bob Shaw of Manchester, Delaware County; School administrator
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Rosemary Shultz of Iowa City, Johnson County; Junior high level 1 special
education teacher
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Debbie Sieck of Maynard, Fayette County; Elementary school teacher
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William Sieck of Maynard, Fayette County; Elementary school teacher
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Batista Simpson of Ames, Story County; High school language arts teacher
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Diane Sinclair of Blairsburg, Hamilton County; Retired elementary school
teacher
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Peggy Slobe of Rock Valley, Sioux County; High school English teacher and
librarian
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Angelique Smyth of Bondurant, Polk County; Teacher
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Jennifer Snell of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; AEA program supervisor
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Karla Snodgrass of Des Moines, Polk County; Teacher
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Nicole Spencer of Marshalltown, Marshall County; Middle school counselor
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Sherrie Stark of Corydon, Wayne County; Teacher/Librarian
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Karen Steffen of Cresco, Winneshiek County; High school science teacher
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Diane Stephany of West Des Moines, Polk County; Retired teacher
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Gene Stephany of West Des Moines, Polk County; Retired teacher
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Bonnie Stewart of Hampton, Franklin County; Secondary vocal music director
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Sunny Story of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Para educator
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Janet Swanson of Arlington, Fayette County; Teacher
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Catherine Sweeney of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; Guidance counselor
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Pamela Terrell of Waterloo, Black Hawk County; Retired elementary school
teacher
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Debbie Tinnirello of Des Moines, Polk County; Former pre-school school
teacher
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Lynn Trompeter of Estherville, Emmet County; Special education teacher
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Barbara Tucker of Davenport, Scott County; Teacher
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Teresa Valyer of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; Retired elementary
school teacher
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Nancy Vaughn of Des Moines, Polk County; Retired teacher
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Jo Vieth of Davenport, Scott County; Public educator
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Virginia Wangerin of Clive, Polk County; Administrator Emeritus at Des
Moines Area Community College
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Carol Ward of Muscatine, Muscatine County; Teacher
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Nancy Western of Charles City, Floyd County; Elementary school art teacher
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Elaine J. Wilkinson of Des Moines, Polk County; Retired teacher
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Michael Wills of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Teacher
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Margaret Winkler of Coralville, Johnson County; Retired teacher
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Theresa Winterhof of Center Point, Linn County; Teacher
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Trace Witt of Adel, Dallas County; Retired high school teacher
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Susan Wood of Davenport, Scott County; School psychologist
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Dawn Youngbauer of Muscatine, Muscatine County; Teacher and high school
basketball coach
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Terry Youngbauer of Muscatine, Muscatine County; Teacher